The legitimate daughter returns to the capital and embarks on a splendid life, tearing apart the fak

The diners in the hall were all perceptive. After Xiao Jingyan's words, who didn't understand that the owner behind this medicinal cuisine restaurant was the Princess of Ninghai County?

Behind the Princess of Ninghai stood Prince Yu. From then on, the shop had a powerful backer, and no one would dare to easily covet it.

After Xiao Jingyan finished speaking, he glanced around the hall and then turned and went upstairs.

When he reached the door of the private room, Yun Jin was leaning against the door frame, looking at him with a half-smile and a hint of amusement in her eyes.

"Your Highness Prince Yu is quite impressive." Yun Jin stepped aside to let him in, her tone laced with mockery. "Now that you've said that, the whole capital probably knows who owns this medicinal cuisine restaurant. From now on, even if I want to keep a low profile, I won't be able to anymore."

Xiao Jingyan smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "So you know. I'd love for the whole capital to know this is your shop, so that people won't come looking for trouble every few days. This whole commotion today is fine; it saves you a lot of trouble in the future."

Yun Jin thanked him and sat down opposite him, saying seriously, "The troublemakers came at the perfect time. The medicinal cuisine restaurant only opened for trial operation today, and someone has already come to cause trouble. They clearly want to ruin business. Ayan, who do you think instigated this?"

Xiao Jingyan pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "They're probably here for your cousin, or perhaps they're his business rivals."

Yun Jin was taken aback, somewhat surprised: "Why don't you suspect others? Like the Eldest Princess, or Liu Zhixue and the others?"

Xiao Jingyan leaned back in his chair and analyzed slowly, "Let's talk about the Eldest Princess first. She's always been arrogant and haughty. Even if she wanted to deal with you, she wouldn't bother with such underhanded methods. She wouldn't even care about your little bit of property."

Yunxiu doesn't have that kind of brain. Even if Liu Zhixue wanted to harm you, she wouldn't use such a weak and ineffective method. Most likely, it's your uncle's business rival who's getting jealous of his booming business.

Upon hearing this, Yun Jin thought about it carefully and realized that it made perfect sense.

As the two were talking, Dongxue and Hongling returned.

After Dongxue came in, she lowered her voice and reported, "Your Highness, Miss, we found them. That person was guarding the alley across the street, and when he saw the couple being taken away, he turned and ran."

We followed him until he entered a restaurant in the east of the city. We inquired and learned his surname was Sun. A few years ago, he had lost money running his restaurant, and Manager Lan had lent him money to help him stay afloat. Later, for some unknown reason, they became enemies.

Seeing that Manager Lan's business was booming, he became jealous and had been spreading rumors among his competitors.

Yun Jin and Xiao Jingyan exchanged a glance, surprised that he had actually guessed correctly.

Xiao Jingyan raised an eyebrow and asked Yun Jin, "How do you plan to handle this?"

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "This is my cousin's matter, let's hear what he has to say first."

He then gave Dongxue some instructions, and Dongxue went out to have the waiter bring Lanqi up.

After hearing the whole story, Lan Qi was so angry that his face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth and said, "I never expected it to be him! What an ungrateful bastard! Back then, when he was desperate, I lent him money to tide him over and also helped him attract a lot of customers, which allowed him to barely survive."

Later, he asked me to invest, but I refused. He then harbored resentment towards me and spread rumors that I was ostracizing my competitors. Out of consideration for our past relationship, I never held it against him. Now he's done something so despicable!

Xiao Jingyan asked, "What do you plan to do with Manager Lan? If you want to go through official channels, I will have him arrested right now and sent to the Jingzhao Prefecture for the couple to identify. With their testimonies and your evidence, he won't be able to escape."

Lan Qi clenched his fist and thought for a moment, then finally sighed, "Let's not send him to the authorities yet. I'll go talk to him. If we really send him to prison, he'll lose everything and might do something drastic, which would only create a mortal enemy for us. We business people hate making enemies. I want to give him one more chance, just this once."

Yun Jin nodded and said gently, "What my cousin said makes sense. But if he doesn't change his ways and dares to cause trouble again, then we can't be lenient with him anymore."

Lan Qi solemnly replied, "Don't worry, if he does it again, I will not show him any mercy. I, Lan Qi, have been doing business in the capital for so many years, and I am not someone to be trifled with."

After Lan Qi left, Yun Jin and Xiao Jingyan picked up their chopsticks again. Yun Jin placed a piece of chicken stewed with he shou wu on his plate and asked with a smile, "How does it taste?"

Xiao Jingyan tasted it and nodded, saying, "Not bad. It's fresh but not greasy, and the medicinal flavor isn't strong. It's definitely more fragrant than the stewed chicken in ordinary restaurants."

After a while, he asked again, "By the way, when does your Jinlanfang project plan to open?"

Yun Jin replied, "I plan to open for business after the fifteenth. What do you think?"

Xiao Jingyan thought for a moment and said seriously, "Why not do it before the fifteenth? There will definitely be a lot of people shopping on the fifteenth of the first lunar month, and business will certainly be good."

Yun Jin's eyes lit up, and she felt that what he said made a lot of sense. She immediately said, "Okay, then I'll discuss it with my cousin. If there's enough time, we'll move the date forward."

After the two finished their meal, Yun Jin had someone summon Lan Qi and told him about the opening of the beauty shop.

Upon hearing that the opening was to be moved up, Lan Qi pondered for a moment before making a decision: "No problem! Everything is almost ready. Your porcelain vases and molds can be delivered tomorrow. I'll send a few more quick-witted workers over later, and I guarantee the opening won't be delayed."

Yun Jin nodded, and then followed Lan Qi to the beauty shop next door for a stroll.

Although the shop is not large, it has a good location, with a wide street frontage and plenty of natural light.

The shelves are all set up and cleaned, just waiting to be stocked.

Lan Qi then explained with a smile, "I've sent all the shop assistants to burn wood ash. Making those flower soaps requires a lot of wood ash, right? I told them to stock up on it so we don't run out later."

Yun Jin waved her hand: "Your cousin can arrange these things as he sees fit. There's no need to discuss them with me. I'll just be a hands-off manager."

She then asked about the porcelain bottle containing the skincare products, and Lan Qi said it would be delivered to the Yun residence the next day.

After discussing the arrangements for the opening day for a few more minutes, Yun Jin and Xiao Jingyan took their leave.

Once inside the carriage, Xiao Jingyan suddenly turned his head, his tone tinged with grievance, and asked, "Why didn't you give me the flower soap you made?"

Yun Jin was taken aback, then chuckled, "We only made a few samples earlier, which we took back for Mother and Lang Ge'er to try. The official products aren't out yet. Once they're finished, I'll have someone send a few over to you and Aunt Lian, how about that?"

Xiao Jingyan nodded in satisfaction, took her hand in his palm, and said nothing more.

The carriage stopped in front of the Yun residence. Xiao Jingyan helped her out of the carriage, watched her enter the residence, and then turned and got back into the carriage and left.

Yun Jin entered the mansion gate, thought for a moment, and asked the gatekeeper, "Has the eldest young lady returned?"